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Welcome to the Fluent Show's annual WOTY Extravaganza ✨
Exploring AI language goals, language bots, and a global banquet from rizz to crisis mode. This episode has something for everyone!
Get the full show notes and links to all words of the year at https://www.fluent.show/243
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Inside the Mind of a UN Interpreter and AI Expert: Meet Josh Goldsmith
Monday, September 11, 2023 • Duration 50:22
Welcome to episode 242, introducing a very special guest. I'm pretty excited for this interview with my friend Josh Goldsmith from techforword (https://www.fluentlanguage.co.uk/techforword). Josh is a super impressive person: UN and EU interpreter, successful entrepreneur, and an all-round sunny soul.
In this episode, you'll learn about
* Interpreting - what's it like and how do you get the good jobs?
* Tech for Languages - why does it change the game for language learners...and what to remember if you're scared it'll be hard to use
* Artificial intelligence! - will the robot butlers become our future language tutors?
But best of all, Josh is my partner for a brand new language learning project! We're calling it AI Language Club (http://www.ailanguageclub.com), and starting next month we will start bringing you the freshest ideas and experiments so YOU can use new AI tools to help you learn languages faster.
We would LOVE to have you join us in AI Language Club, our project that aims to make language learning fun and engaging by exploring different AI tools. Join the waitlist at www.ailanguageclub.com
"Technology helps us do our jobs better, be more efficient, be more accurate, and it's also a lot of fun." (Josh)
by the way..
This interview marks the start of a new era in the Fluent Show...maintenance mode! How do you like it? Want to send feedback? I always love hearing from you at kerstin@fluentlanguage.co.uk or Instagram: http://instagram.com/kerstin_fluent/. If you like, use #thefluentshow for your post!
Special Guest: Josh Goldsmith.
Words of the Year 2022
Monday, January 16, 2023 • Duration 01:47:58
Aren't words of the year the BEST?? Definitely no quiet quitting or shrinkflation over here because today is a bonus! We're coming out of goblin mode for this special topic (what a vibe shift) and having a lot of fun learning words from all over the world, including the UK, Australia, USA, Germany, Austria, Portugal and Norway.
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The Farewell Episode: The Joy of Finishing Good Things
Monday, May 30, 2022 • Duration 01:21:07
So this is it and the last episode is a good one!! Lindsay and I close this chapter of the Fluent Show in true style, with
* lots of YOUR listener feedback and beautiful messages
* why finishing things can be beautiful, and how to escape the dreaded feeling of "what could have been"
* a look at the secret box of lost Fluent Show episodes that we never got to make
* a QUIZ!! Hah, didn't think we'd skip that did you?
💜 Get our Best of Fluent Show playlist here (https://www.podchaser.com/lists/best-of-the-fluent-show-107abFaUw3)
A big thank you to Clozemaster (http://www.clozemaster.com/fluentshow), our Fluent Show sponsor.
WHAT NOW?
Don't be sad, stay connected with us!
1. Make sure you are subscribed to the Fluent Show podcast feed so you can hear announcements when they come out
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How Learning Languages Has Changed my Life (with Bec from Language Chats AU)
Monday, May 16, 2022 • Duration 01:06:07
content warning for one mild reference to explicit images at about 24 minutes
In this episode I'm joined by my friend Bec Howie, a passionate language lover from Australia. Bec and I chat about how languages have made a difference in our lives. You think of them as a hobby, but we've found that learning a language has..
changed our career paths
given us amazing new options
helped us find love
made us more confident
Listen in for a massive boost of motivation!
Plus: The Fluent Show's FINAL Episode
The next episode, number 240, is pretty special... because 😰 it is going to be the final episode of the Fluent Show. This podcast I have created and hosted for 9 years is coming to an end.
I’m going to miss you all so much, your feedback, your voices when you send in intros, questions, and your long and short emails that you sent me to share what you thought about the new episodes.
During the 9 years of running the Fluent Show, I have grown as a person, a podcaster, and a language professional. I’ve learnt so much, and there have been hundreds of wonderful guests. While this will be the final Fluent Show episode, I am not going to tell you it’s forever.** Please make sure you stay subscribed on this feed for further news.**
YOUR TURN: I want to hear from you!
I want YOUR voices, your stories, your feedback on the last episode! You can send me anything, but especially your Fluent Show memories.
Which episodes stood out to you?
Have you made friends who are listeners too?
How did you discover the show?
What’s the weirdest place you’ve ever listened?
I want to know it all!!!
* Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thefluentshow
* Instagram: http://instagram.com/kerstin_fluent/ and #thefluentshow
* Email me (ideally WITH audio!!) at kerstin@fluentlanguage.co.uk (mailto:kerstin@fluentlanguage.co.uk) and I will be so delighted to add your story to our extra special episode 240.
Love the show? Rate & Review it here (https://lovethepodcast.com/0dH1NG) Special Guest: Rebecca Howie.
Learn a Language with Online Language Exchange
Monday, May 2, 2022 • Duration 53:35
In this episode, you'll learn about language exchange and how you can use it to become fluent in a new language.
My guest is Brian Heavey, international events organiser and director at Online Language Exchange & Real Events Ireland.
Brian has been running language exchange events for 10 years now, with thousands of participants learning languages together. In April 2020, he pivoted his business to create Online Language Exchange providing online exchanges during lockdown.
Brian speaks Spanish, Portuguese and a bit of Irish, and is raising a multilingual family in Dublin.
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Thank you to Brian (http://www.onlinelanguageexchange.com) for this episode introduction.
Love the show? Rate & Review it here (https://lovethepodcast.com/0dH1NG) Special Guest: Brian Heavey.
🍿 Music, TV & Films in Your Favourite Languages
Monday, April 18, 2022 • Duration 01:06:24
Get ready for spring and summer with our big pop culture episode featuring recommendations for music, TV and films to enjoy in over 22 languages. Lindsay introduces a helpful framework for getting the most out of pop culture in another language:
* Discover
* Consume
* Create
We hope you enjoy our recommendations!
Timestamps
Lindsay’s faves
MUSIC
- Rosalia - MOTOMAMI (Spanish with some Catalan and English and Japanese influence)
- Stromae - Multitude (French)
- Daddy Yankee - Legendaddy (Spanish)
- Tierra Adentro - Aguije (Spanish and Guarani)
- Dead Blonde - Propaganda (Russian)
- Monetochka - Raskpaski dla Vzrosluh (Russian)
- Toot Ard - Migrant Birds (Arabic)
- Waiata Reo Maori: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX9Ca1SohktgM (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX9Ca1SohktgM)
- Raices Indigenas: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX1aLJoYoaZnK (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX1aLJoYoaZnK)
- Mosaic: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DXd9vfK9DV3I6 (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DXd9vfK9DV3I6)
- Organica: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX2pprEpa9URZ (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX2pprEpa9URZ)
- Borderless: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DWZJmo7mlltU6 (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DWZJmo7mlltU6)
- Global X: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DWUxHPh2rEiHr (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DWUxHPh2rEiHr)
- Folk Fabrique: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX62XscWX9t6h (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX62XscWX9t6h)
- The Sounds of Spotify/Every Noise
FILMS
- La Famille Belier - CODA remade from this concept (French)
- Jiro Dreams of Sushi - he really really really likes sushi (Japanese)
- The Skin I Live In - phew! Banderas is on fire! (Spanish)
- Downstream to Kinshasa - moving. Loved seeing a different place. (Lingala, Swahili)
- Bad Lucky Goat - take me here too please sunshine (islander Creole English)
- Cairo Station - it’s OG Manic Pixie Dream Girl (Arabic)
- Song Without a Name - heartbreaking, real, honest, tonne of bricks (Spanish with Quechua)
- 5 Broken Cameras - life in Palestine looks tough as (Arabic, Hebrew)
- The Prince of Nothingwood - wanna watch all his films please (English and Arabic)
- Sweat - never connected to this lead before (Polish)
TV: El Casa del Papel (Money Heist), How to Sell Drugs Online Fast
Kerstin’s faves
MUSIC
Indie, alternative, punk, rock music:
- Tocotronic, Kraftklub, Die Ärzte 🇩🇪
- Candelas, Swnami 🏴
Dancehall, caribbean feel, afrobeat type of music:
- Mandi Classic 🇨🇩 (Swahili), Jamaican artists like Sean Paul and Spice, and Seeed 🇩🇪
BOOKS AND TV
Mysteries & Thrillers
Books: Arnaldur Indri∂asson’s Erlendur series 🇮🇸
On TV: The Bridge 🇩🇰🇸🇪 , Salamander 🇧🇪, The Killing 🇩🇰, Trapped 🇮🇸, Craith/Hidden 🏴, Dark 🇩🇪
FILM
- Patagonia (Welsh, Spanish, English)
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Feminism in Our Language World (Panel Discussion)
Monday, April 4, 2022 • Duration 01:23:19
Today I’m bringing you a special, a recording of an expert panel discussion I moderated at the recent Women in Language conference, entitled *“Feminism in Our Language World”. *
This is a top quality conversation I think you should hear. It isn’t a talk about how to learn vocabulary or find conversation partners in some kind of feminist way. It’s an examination of the world we live in, and how it may impact us as humans, not just language learners.
> "Feminism helps me to get space to just say what I want to say and not feel like I can't say my message."
> "A lot of people still see "feminist" as the extreme end of the spectrum and so are reluctant to use the term to describe themselves."
> "I can talk all day about the intersectionality of all things. But when you're not in a place where you can make mistakes, we're not in a place where you can make change."
> "To become the best version of yourself, you need to stand for the humanity of someone else."
I am grateful to Lindsay and Shannon as well as our panelists Archana Parmar, Chesline Pierre Paul, Martina Gerdts, and Samantha Lassaux, for allowing me to put this audio out on the podcast.
Where do you listen?
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Love the show? Rate & Review it here (https://lovethepodcast.com/0dH1NG) Special Guests: Archana Parmar, Chesline Pierre-Paul, Martina Gerdts, and Samantha Lassaux.
Grammar Girl Crush
Monday, March 21, 2022 • Duration 40:45
In this episode, my guest is Mignon Fogarty - better known as Grammar Girl.
She's a language podcaster, founder of the Quick and Dirty Tips network, a bestselling author, Podcasting Hall of Fame inductee, and she's even been a guest on the Ophrah Winfrey show! In other words, we have a super expert on the podcast today.
In this fun conversation, Mignon and I chatted about
* the biggest misconceptions people have about grammar
* the reality of being women (not girls!) who have "expert podcasts"
* the truth about using grammar correctly - how important is it really?
And then she took YOUR questions - that burning issue of the Oxford comma is finally solved!
Enjoy the show! You can find out more about Mignon here (https://www.fluent.show/guests/mignon) and about
Where do you listen?
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Thank you to Mignon Fogarty (https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/grammar-girl) for this episode introduction.
Love the show? Rate & Review it here (https://lovethepodcast.com/0dH1NG) Special Guest: Mignon Fogarty.
Rock Solid Habits: Reviewing ‘21 with Polyglot Shannon Kennedy
Monday, March 7, 2022 • Duration 01:08:57
Shannon Kennedy is a professional musician, learner of 16 languages, and a language learning expert at Eurolinguiste, Fluent in 3 Months, and Women in Language. She's also my buddy and we have a tradition: Every year, Shannon visits the show to share how the last year went.
Don't miss this incredible conversation where Shannon shares
how she creates structure and stability for hers
the difference between goal-oriented and stats-oriented habits
pre-committing as a way to follow through on good intentions
why Shannon is definitely not learning a new language this year (I don't believe her!)
and why you need holistic awareness of your languages
Listen to Shannon's reviews of 2020 (https://www.fluent.show/203), 2019 (https://www.fluent.show/166) and 2018 (https://www.fluent.show/118).
Apps mentioned in this episode
Duolingo (http://www.duolingo.com)
Lingq (https://www.fluentlanguage.co.uk/lingq)*
Streaks (https://streaksapp.com/)
Books mentioned in this episode
All the Rage (https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6226/9780062861450) by Darcy Lockman*
Fair Play (https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6226/9781529400212) by Eve Rodsky*
The One Thing (https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6226/9781848549258) by Gary Keller*
Indistractable (https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6226/9781526610201) by Nir Eyal*
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Make sure you check out our sponsor Clozemaster! Special Guest: Shannon Kennedy.
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